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more than one type of teeth within the same fish, e.g. Anarhichadidae, Heterodontus. Dignathic heterodonty has teeth differing in the upper and lower jaws, monognathic heterodonty within one jaw
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
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heterodont — HETERODÓNT, Ă, heterodonţi, te, adj., s.m. (Animal) care are dinţii diferenţiaţi în canini, incisivi, molari etc. – Din fr. hétérodont. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 heterodónt adj. m., s. m., pl. heterodónţi; … Dicționar Român
Heterodont — Het er*o*dont, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any animal with heterodont dentition. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heterodont — Het er*o*dont, a. [Hetero + Gr. ?, ? a tooth.] (Anat.) Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars, as in man; opposed to homodont. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heterodónt — heißen Tiere mit ungleichartiger Bezahnung … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Heterodónt — (grch.) heißen Wirbeltiergebisse mit verschiedenen Arten von Zähnen, wie die der meisten Säugetiere … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Heterodont — The anatomical term heterodont (from Greek, meaning different teeth ) refers to animals which possess more than a single tooth morphology. For example, members of the Synapsida (which includes mammals) generally possess incisors, canines (… … Wikipedia
heterodont — Having teeth of varying shapes, such as those of humans and the majority of mammals, in contrast to homodont. [hetero + G. odous, tooth] * * * het·er·odont het ər ə .dänt adj having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars… … Medical dictionary
heterodont — I. nt adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary heter + odont 1. : having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars heterodont mammals man is heterodont opposed to … Useful english dictionary
heterodont — 1. adjective Having teeth of different types (like most mammals) 2. noun a) A heterodont animal b) A North American snake of the genus Heterodon … Wiktionary
Heterodont — Heterodontie (Anisodontie) ist die Bezeichnung für das Vorhandensein verschiedenartig ausgebildeter Zahngruppen in einem Gebiss. Dieses ist typisch für Säugetiere, so haben diese meistens Schneidezähne, Eckzähne, Prämolaren und Molaren. Das… … Deutsch Wikipedia
